I though that the memory was real chips on the card... :-/ I think I'll try that...
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Christopher Stamper > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> A nice advantage with those is the ability to load soundfonts into the > >> wavetable, so you don't need to run a software synth to do basic midi > >> work. (obviously the quality is not professional, but it is good enough > >> for composing and learning) - In fact, back in the day it was good > >> enough to produce a backing track for live performance. > > > > They don't really have enough onboard space to load any real soundfonts. > > Nothing beats a good software synth... :-) > > With the snd-emu10k1 driver, you can use the max_buffer_size to > specify the maximum amount of memory to allocate for SoundFonts, in > megabytes. In my /etc/modprobe.d/local file, I have the line, > > options snd-emu10k1 max_buffer_size=256 > > which ensures that the module is loaded by default with 256 megabytes > available for the wavetable. > > I then use /etc/rc.local to call asfxload, loading the fluid-soundfont > files on every boot: > > asfxload -b=0 FluidR3_GM.sf2 > asfxload -b=1 FluidR3_GS.sf2 > > Then, all that's left to do is connect devices to the synth. I find > this "beats a good software synth" every time. ;) > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Christopher Stamper Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg gTalk: http://tinyurl.com/6e359r Skype: cdstamper
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